Mahmudullah ready to promote himself
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|| CF Correspondent ||
Bangladesh skipper Mahmudullah said on Thursday that he is ready to promote him up in the order in the ongoing three-match Twenty20 series against Pakistan, scheduled to start at Lahore from January 24.
It goes without saying that in the absence Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan will be hard to fill in the upcoming T20 series against Pakistan.
With Shakib al Hasan missing due to his ICC ban, who used to bat at number three in the shortest format and the unavailability of Mushfiqur Rahim as he had withdrawn due to personal reason there is a huge possibility that the tourist will have to shuffle their batting order.
Mahmudullah, the T20I captain, has been the side's designated big-hitter in the slog overs in the last four years, having re-engineered his batting for the shortest format with a lot of success. But in the absence of Mushfiqur, it remains to be seen if Mahmudullah will continue to hold on to that role in the middle overs.
Ideally, Mahmudullah is best suited for the last six to seven overs, while Tamim is usually trusted to give the team a sound start, with the likes of Liton Das and Soumya Sarkar batting around him but with the present state of affair that might not be the case and instead it might open the door for Mahmudullah to promote him upward in the batting order.
Mahmudullah said that he will be happy to bat at the top-order but added that he needs to sit with the team management to discuss about it before making the final call.
‘’It depends on the management [whether I will bat up in the order] we need to sit together and if I get the opportunity to bat at the top order I will be happy,’’ said Mahmudullah.
‘’But it’s more important to contribute for the team and I think probably everybody is thinking the same way,’’ he said
